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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1897
Page
4
A nostalgic poem recalling childhood snow forts and mock battles under the name Bunker Hill. The speaker contrasts old playful conflicts with present life’s harsher struggles, noting how youth’s simple battles gave way to “the strife of those who hustle” and poisonous concerns replacing gleaming missiles.
The Gyurkovics family visits Budapest yearly for social rounds led by the deputy father. The sisters charm suitors with wit and beauty while a large kin network supports marriages, dowries, and lavish evenings. Ella Gyurkovics, the fourth daughter, captivates crowds but faces complications in choosing a match.
Ella Gyurkovics charms the thrifty Andreas Gabor during a Budapest visit, while her mother frets over wealth and status. After a costly flirtation, Gabor returns to the country and is drawn back by Ella’s down to earth appeal, leading to a marriage and a showpiece trousseau in Budapest.
A New York Sun fragment notes small boys reasoning with playful logic. A boy plans to give himself five cents for hitting a hen but lacks the money, and a four year old predicts rain after a dying toad, blaming a brick. The mother notes the child’s clever misdirection and persistence.
A mosaic of medical claims and anecdotes references DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Little Early Risers pills from J H Bacher & Co, with notes on whooping cough cures and a 1812 postal service veteran, plus massachusetts centenarians and social anecdotes from the era.
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